NOMINEE REQUIRING SENATE CONFIRMATION

AGENCY DIRECTOR BACKGROUND SUMMARY

 

 

NOMINEE:                           Jeffrey Hatch-Miller

 

POSITION:                           Executive Director of the Arizona State Lottery Commission

 

APPOINTING GOVERNOR:  Janice K. Brewer

 

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:  February 17, 2009

 

TERM ENDS: At the pleasure of the Governor

 

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR: 

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 5-504, the Arizona State Lottery Commission (Commission) is responsible for overseeing a state lottery to produce the maximum amount of revenue.  To that end, the Commission is charged with authorizing the Executive Director to adopt rules relating to the types of lottery games to be conducted, the manner of payment of prizes, the licensing of agents to sell tickets, the prices of tickets, the prize structure of lottery games and the frequency of drawings.  The Commission consists of the Executive Director and five other members appointed by the Governor, three of which are required to have at least five years’ experience in law enforcement, certified public accounting or marketing or advertising (A.R.S. § 5-502).

 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE OR OTHER STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS:

The Executive Director of the Commission is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Governor of Arizona (A.R.S. § 5-503).  Because the Executive Director is responsible for exercising immediate supervision over the lottery, statute requires that he or she must be qualified by training and experience to administer the state lottery.  In addition, the Executive Director is prohibited from engaging in any other profession or occupation during his or her tenure as the Executive Director.

 

SALARY:   

$102,190

 

AGENCY BUDGET AND FTEs:

$80,257,600

110 FTE positions

 

 

NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:

University of Northern Colorado                   Doctor of Education in Psychology

California State University Stanislaus            BA

Modesto Junior College                                  AA     

 

Employment:

Arizona Corporation Commission                  Commissioner             2003-2009

Arizona Corporation Commission                  Chairman                     2005-2007

Arizona House of Representatives                 Representative                        1999-2003

Communication Dimensions Inc.                    CEO                            1996-1999

University of Arizona                                     Extension Agent         1990-1996

Northern Arizona University                          Visiting Professor       1978-1979

Pinal County (Grant Authority)                      Program Director        1977-1981

 

Other Qualifications:

Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners #0542

Arizona Department of Real Estate Salesperson #SA056411000 (expired)

            Chairman/Member of the Board of Directors, Foundation for Senior Living            Councilman for the Arizona Telemedicine Council

Past Member of the Board of Directors, Arizona Special Olympics

            President of Veterans for Arizona

            Member of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners

            Member of the North American Securities Administrators Association

            Member of the National Conference of State Legislatures

            Member of the American Legislative Exchange Council

            Member of the American Society for Training and Development

            Army National Guard, Sergeant E5 (Honorable Discharge 1972)

           

 

 

 

 

Commerce and Economic Development Committee

April 3, 2009